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Glenn Close,
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Stephen Frears,
Stephen Frears
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: Warner Home Video
: Drama, Costume Drama/Period Piece, Erotica
: 120 min.
: English, French
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Adapted for stage and screen several times over the past century, French author Francois Choderlos de Laclos' 1782 novel Les Liasons Dangeureuses was the basis for this Academy Award-winning Stephen Frears film. The plot is motivated by a cruel wager between the beautiful but debauched Marquise de Merteuil (Glenn Close) and her misogynistic former lover, the Vicomte de Valmont (John Malkovitch). The Marquise challenges Valmont to seduce the virginal Cecile de Volanges (Uma Thurman) before the girl can be wed. Valmont offers a more difficult counter-challenge: He bets the Marquise that he will be able to bed the very moral and very married Madame de Tourvel (Michelle Pfeiffer). In the course of carrying out his plan, Valmont is stricken with a sudden case of honor and remorse, while the Marquise becomes all the more vicious. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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by psychodrama311
July 8, 2003 - 7:51 PM PDT
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this movie has a delicious mean streak running through it that helps it become more then a victorian era flick. the casting was absolutely perfect.
john malkovich is perfect as valmont. the most self centered..and selfish.. that is of course besides marquise de merteuil..played by glenn close. she is absolutely perfect and nasty in an understated way. a gorgeous michelle pfeiffer brings just the right touch of beautiful innocence to her role, as does a stunning young Uma Thurman..playing a naive young woman.
played out with of course a beautiful lush scenery and clothing..as most all period pics are. while not following the book step by step. the plot this movie follows.. works out well. |
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